#46: Conquering Body Shame and Weight Obsession with Harriet Brown, Author of "Body of Truth"

Author Harriet Brown ( Body of Truth ) discusses how she overcame her longtime struggles with body shame and weight stigma, how her daughter's anorexia changed her relationship with food, why she became a vocal proponent of the Health At Every Size® movement, how to fight back against diet culture, and lots more. Harriet Brown is a professor of magazine journalism at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and has nearly 30 years of experience as a writer and editor. She's worked at magazines including Redbook and New York Woman , and writes for many national publications including The New York Times Magazine , O Magazine , Vogue , Psychology Today , Prevention , and Parenting . Her most recent book, Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight--and What We Can Do about It , has been hailed as "a must-read for anyone ready to start shaking this fat = bad, thin = good obsession" ( Bustle ). Her previous book, Brave Girl Eating: A Family's Struggle with Anorexia , won a "Books for a Better Life" award in 2011. Brown also edited the anthology Feed Me!: Writers Dish About Food, Eating, Weight, and Body Image . Find her online at HarrietBrown.com . To learn more about Food Psych and our guest, visit christyharrison.com/foodpsych Ready to make peace with food? Join Christy's intuitive eating online course ! How healthy is your relationship with food? Take the quiz and get free resources at christyharrison.com/quiz ! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy